Switch



1,575,043 P. J. BEVER SWITCH Filed July 5, 1924 f erative. l

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y eitizenof the':UnitedfS.tates,fresiding `at -l litreelajnd,in thelcountyof Luzerne and State .'off'Pennsylvania--,have .invented'a new and useful -Switcl1,"`"o f whieh`fthe following a nisrn especially. .designed for controlling ,the

l lryeobjectfoflthefinvention. istoA providefajswiteh ofthisrcharaeter,which will ehe-'automatically l.coi'itrolled -`by ,the turn-ing of fthefv front'. wheels Y I p v l I, thattthelight ray projected fronith'ef'head@ Y lights, will be directed in thehlpathiof travel Vlinqlvlrlg#l ,y 1

lAnother .important-"obgl ectxol the invention 7'* is to` provide a' waterproof switch, and one @wherein the contact membersvv of theswitch l 'If-willjbe completely housed." and guarded;

kagainst foreign matter collecting ,on the elef lV inentsjof theswitch y toj're'nder the sarneinop- Withtheforegoing;and'rfother objects i View. whichiwillfappearas; Vthe descriptionV bina'tioniand arrangement of parts .and in the f details vfof; construction. hereinafter described andffcflaiined,i it' being understood that' changes' inthe'gpreciseenibodiinent of the'infvention hereindisclcsed,may be made within the scope (,)lffwhdit'is.` claimed, without devi parting' frein thefspirit oftheinvention.

`Referring. toftlie drawing yFig-ure'lisa .ragInental plan 4View disclosing a 'switch vconstructed in accordance 1 withtheinvention'as-supportedon the spindle A.ar1nf, connecting rodl of ,a ,inotoivehicle f yFigure'l2isfagfsectional'view taken on line V2--2 ofFigureS; if' A n V al View taken on line ,i 3-3Of Figurevf2g`-j. 'ff if l 1* :Figure LLis asectionalview taken on line 7 of Figure e.

f. ,Figure isaflongitudinal sec-tional4 View taken on line k5450i Figure '2.- .l .Referring to the drawing ',iudetail, the, reference Character` 5 -designatesrthe usual ront'aXle of a lInotor'vehicle which is forked atjitsends infthe'usual manner toprovide 5.5 bearings for the .usual spindlesor stub shafts p' .Gon thefrontl wheelslare finounted.,

n y .that'jisf disposed tithejinotorvehicle sof p l Y, Y i

, The Y referencecharacteigl? 'designates the y describe'd`.` L

Securing clipsl 19 veinbrace portions of the section Hand 4casing l0 and are formed With :fsuitableopenings to receivethe boltsA 20 by' ,means ofgwhi'ch thel entire deviceV is'fsecured to thejrod The insulating ,block 13 is cut away ,at `21L t0vexp0se the .wires 22 that I are embedded linthe insulating block '13 and proceeds,the',inventionresides in the come" isaerpse'riai No. 724,063.

Extending rearwardly troni spindles. I

f6 areithe spindle arms Swhich are connected byj' the usual jspindle jarni connecting4 rod i .ffto' V*which rOd'the switch, -forini'ng the Subj ect,

matter?. tot 'the'. invention, -is supported. The

,tively-, in which the insulatingJ-blocl'13f is switch' includes a main casinglO formed with h y -fupstanding end portions-11 and12 respec-V relates to .asw'itch mechawith the end members 111 and 12'of'the'1nain 'casing 10.ft0.shou se the insulatingblockV 16,

adj acenty to the* insulating 70 i lside walls'ot' the casingil() ,betweenfwhich' `for'purposes to be hereinafter `incr-ejfully .p The insulating block A16 Aso 'is also. cut awayat 23 ind Provides ,a housing *for the Spring# Y arn1sj24that have one end thereof vsecured within the insulating blockl by means of .the pin 25, the opposite end of the. arm 'eX- tending beyondone end of .the ycasing asat member 27so that thesamemay be adjusted (28being lattened as at'29,..where the'same v maypassintothe vslot 300i the socket member 31, carried by the curvedspring arm32 which in' turn engages the cam 33 formedon l r Assoclatedf'with the wires-22, are wires 34a 26; where the saine supports. a threaded tu-.f bular member 27 securedto one surface of` -thefarrn 26. i Fitted inthe member v27 is a threaded y ymember 28 designed to :nove within the .that extend into the insulating block"13 and i' `are exposed-or freed of their insulating material within'thecut out portions of the insulatingblocks.V A'spring arm 35 Vis also secured wit-hin the insulating block 16 and extends from the casinglwhere it'supportsa .Larme 8 are vmoved inbne Ydirectiong-xtheen. A jCnitffto.one the `lamps:Willbecnple'tedto light the lampiWlilwth a 'rlno'vinent of .the j, f' Vspindle fin-fthe?` Qpposite' direction, ythe Qppo- A f Y'site circuit il wllfib V1eoirlpletedfto :illuminate thelzauxiliary lainp.; at lthelroppositefside fofY vmember 281350 be i' engaged hyd-the cameA 36 f vWhi'ehjis disposed in adireeton.fppbsite to.

ltheveaniy 33 solthat uponlnovement of the y i, spindle 'arm 8 one direetien tof Cause 'the steering of Vthe:Vehicle): 011e 'Cam' Will'iop'erate to move a partielal'spring arm, C Qnpleting V- the circuit ,t-'aflamp arranged Within and adj aeent tofthe usuale-lamp of; a,diea'dlight,,

the;aruiliary lamp being disposed at Van bangle so .that-'the light'rays' projetedfthere- `frem'wil-l be prejected;'at kan 1an-gie ilh'lmin'atv ing. theV road A surface; jfGQntaet 1 members 1.37V

`flaresupported by the zarrns 24 and insulated Y Qthere-rorri; through the; lnediurn lof' the f. insufY providing .lighting creuts,A` arms (carrying ofthe respective Vpairs ortdwire's to complete Circuits.'therethrgugfh,` saldarms having ,t ebularmembers/adjacent to their outer end 4. v f r a. 'husing spaced l Wires positioned::Within the housing, asprn ann inennted; fjv-ith` 1ni` I d ifthe housingioneiend of the.v spring amnebei;v thelcircuit,l and havngqanopening throildghewhleh'vthe:spring .jllclaiinf if, v Y.

1..'.In combina-tion with a .sp1nd1efa`11nha lng' .opposltely disposed Cams, pa1rsof wir' 'C'ntact Amembers ada.ptedV t bridge-"thewiresj threaded g 1n embers `movable] through thel tu? bular members, spring armscontacting: with: thexcams and engaged'- by the' -tl-areadedum'em 2.111 adevice-foftheueharacter describe Ving lsecured against "nioyelnent, saidxhoilsin 

